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Nov 23, 2011 at 4:22 PMNov 23, 2011 at 4:23 PM

This is just not right … it appears a Grinch has stolen Thanksgiving from an elderly person in Mount Pocono. Police are trying to identify the man suspected of stealing $150 in Thanksgiving groceries from the victim at Bill’s ShopRite on Tuesday.

This is just not right … it appears a Grinch has stolen Thanksgiving from an elderly person in Mount Pocono. Police are trying to identify the man suspected of stealing $150 in Thanksgiving groceries from the victim at Bill’s ShopRite on Tuesday.

Speaking of police, it’s a tough decision facing the union representing officers in the Pocono Mountain Regional Department. Either they take a pay freeze, or the pink slips will start being handed out.

This week’s fatal crash on Route 33 has brought renewed attention to the fact that so many of the area’s deadly wrecks in recent years have involved tractor-trailers. Strangely, that bucks a national trend toward safer trucks.

Former Middle Smithfield Township supervisor Bob Spano Sr. might make it home for the holidays after all … if he can make bail. Luckily for him, the amount he’ll need to post to get out was reduced significantly today. He’s accused of filing fraudulent financial disclosure forms.

While we’re on the subject of political shenanigans, state police are continuing to investigate the thefts of campaign signs in Lehman Township in the weeks leading up to this month’s election.

If you’re going to be out during Black Friday – or if you’d rather stay at home and laugh at the folks waiting in line – follow the madness at PoconoRecord.com and on Twitter. We’ll have live Tweets with updates on line waits, traffic and sale details. Send in your own Twitter updates by using hashtag #poconoshop.

As you gear up for Black Friday shopping, here’s a guide to your best options for fueling up for the big day. To help you, we put a few local coffee drive-thrus to the test.

And if you needed more proof as to just how much of an elixir coffee can be, here it is. Drinking two or more cups of java a day can lower the risk of cancer in women.

Now for another substance that could lead to boom times for Pennsylvania … The head of the state’s Department of Environmental Protection was in town yesterday to tout the benefits of natural gas drilling.

Unfortunately for these unlucky motorists, this is one substance they will wish they never came into contact with. About 150 cars on the Pennsylvania Turnpike became disabled after driving over sticky goo – it turned out to be driveway sealant – that leaked from a tanker last night.

Talk about not paying your fair share. Despite protesting that the wealthiest Americans aren’t paying enough in taxes, the Occupy Wall Street movement has run up a tab of at least $13 million in police and other municipal costs. Of course, guess who gets to foot the bill?

We have a preview of tomorrow’s Turkey Day Game between Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg-South. We’ll be live blogging the game beginning at 9:45 a.m., so come to PoconoRecord.com for live play-by-play, along with your comments.

PopRoxComedies are overlooked every year by the Academy Awards. So do they need their own category? PopRox examines the issue. Spoiler alert! The answer is no.

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